Reciprocated
[rɪ'sɪprə,keɪtid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Reciprocate
Editor: Olaf
Examples
- The landlord reciprocated the old man's laugh; and returned to his guests. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- McCormick’s machine had two cutters or knives, reciprocated by cranks in opposite directions to each other. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The old-style mangle had a box, weighted with stone, which was reciprocated on rollers, and was run back and forth upon the clothes spread upon a polished table beneath. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- He quite understood and reciprocated my good intentions, as I had reason to know thereafter. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The type-form was reciprocated beneath an inking apparatus and the paper cylinder alternately. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Before his removal, he had managed to contract a strong friendship for Mr. Grimwig, which that eccentric gentleman cordially reciprocated. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
Editor: Olaf